Less than a third of Cabinet are female

But the day before she diluted the female presence in her Cabinet, from 35% to less than a third, by demoting Clare Curran to reduced ministerial duties outside Cabinet. Now:

3 of the top 10 Ministers are female (still)

6 of the 19 Ministers in Cabinet are female

2 of 6 Ministers outside Cabinet are female

2 of 3 Supporting Party (Green) Ministers are female (still)

TOTAL 10 of 28 Ministers are female

In the place where Ardern could walk the walk on her equality ideals, Government, she is falling well short.

It could be that there are not enough female MPs in the three parties in Government who are experienced enough or capable enough to fill the top positions in equal numbers to men, but this must be a bit embarrassing for Ardern.

At least the Greens have largely dispensed with men. Unless they have two mums.

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LABOUR WEBSITE PROFILES:

Hon Meka Whaitiri
MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Minister of Customs
Associate Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Local Government and Crown/Māori Relations

Ko Te Tairawhiti Ko Ngāti Kahungunu ngā iwi.

Hon Meka Whaitiri was born and raised Manutuke, Gisborne, and educated in Hastings. She was Head Girl at Karamu High School and played both netball and softball at a national level. Meka worked at the freezing works in Whakatu and went on to complete a Masters in Education from Victoria University.

Meka has a strong Māori governance background and sound knowledge of how government and Parliament works. She was Deputy Secretary in the Department of Labour, and was also previously a senior adviser to the Minister of Māori Affairs. Meka was a mandated Treaty negotiator for her Rongowhakaata iwi and she spent four years as the Chief Executive of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated.

Kiri is a commercial lawyer and business consultant based in Whakatane and working all throughout the East Coast electorate. She has a focus on the primary industries, as she believes enhancing the primary sector in the East Coast region is vital to regional development. Regional development creates jobs, and Kiri’s focus is on decent jobs, homes, and ensuring that the East Coast is a place where families can live and thrive.

The East Coast is one of the most beautiful regions in the country, with its expansive coastlines, vast country land, and great community. However, many people within the East Coast region have witnessed a growing chasm between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ – in particular, the rise in numbers of working families that are barely making ends meet.

Kiri is committed to the East Coast region having been raised in Paengaroa, marrying into the Coates family from Kawerau and Te Teko, and working within the business sector throughout the broader East Coast region. She has 16 years advocacy experience both domestically and internationally, is a director on a company in the horticulture sector, is an executive member on a national Kiwifruit growers association, a board member of 350.org (a climate change organization focused on divestments) and manages a multi-million dollar primary sector portfolio throughout the East Coast region.
Kiri believes the East Coast region has been neglected for too long and believes our region deserves more.
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If Ali Mau gets a #whynot? campaign going & Lizzy Marvelly gets on board – this could get tricky for Jacinda.

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Pink David

” We don’t have equal numbers on rubbish trucks, in mines, in roading, in furniture moving”

I can’t say I’ve ever seen a feminist call for equal representation in these kinds of jobs, just the MP’s, board members and CEO’s. Almost as though they are looking for all the well paid jobs, and not just equality.